In the 50th episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott look at what writers perceive as their best work, compared to how the reader views it, and also ask why you consider it your “best”. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He is the […]
What are you giving up?
“I Just don’t have the time.” It’s crazy how many times I’ve heard people say, “I’d like to work out more, but I just don’t have the time.” Or “I’d like to read a book sometime, but I just don’t have the time.” Or my personal favorite, directed a me: “You write fiction? I wish […]
It’s okay to skip (or fail) NaNoWriMo
I made a joke on Twitter yesterday: If I write 10,000 words tonight I’d be caught up on NaNoWriMo! — Jason Bougger (@jasonbougger) November 6, 2017 Obviously, this was implying that I either hadn’t started yet, or was skipping NaNoWriMo all together. In my case, it’s that I’m skipping, and really didn’t even consider doing […]
Podcast Episode 47 – Writing Conferences and Communities
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at a recent writing conference they attended and also discuss the benefits of attending writing conferences and finding a writing community. Relevant links: Episode 13 (Writing Conferences), Linda Camacho, Tamsen Butler, Rachel Aukes, JournalismJobs.com About the hosts Jason Bougger lives […]
Updates and stuff
The regular readers out there may have noticed I haven’t posted in over a week. Very sad, as since I first launched this site on January 1, 2015, this is the first time I’ve gone that long in between posts. It was a totally crazy week, with all six of us having varying degrees of […]
Story ideas are all around you
“Where do you get your ideas?” I’m still not sure why that is such a common question non-writers ask writers. I wonder if what they really mean by that is not much where where the ideas come from, but something more along the lines of how your creative process works and what goes into coming […]
Don’t Play The Blame Game
High school was twenty years ago, but I still look back with a bit of embarrassment when it comes to some of the attitudes I held back then. I was the undisputed king of Blame Town. Didn’t make varsity in football? The coach hated me. Didn’t get an A on my paper? The teacher hated […]
Another look at writing goals
I often preach the value of setting attainable, written goals on this site and stress the importance of following through and holding yourself accountable to those goals. There’s one thing that I’ve never really talked about though. What happens if you set a goal that seemed attainable at first, but then in practice ended up […]
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